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Aishwarya sizzles at stem cell banking venture

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan launched stem cell banking venture by
LifeCell and Aishwarya took the conscious decision of preserving the stem cell
for her daughter Aaradhya Bachchan and on the occasion, she pleas the expected
parents to bank the umbilical cord.

“It’s a no brainer,” said Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, when asked why
she’d decided to bank her umbilical cord blood after the birth of her child
“It’s a simple but very precious gift we can give to our children. Medical
progress is growing and will continue to grow. We already know how helpful stem
cells extracted from cord blood can be; so it was very natural and easy for us
to make that choice,” she said.

"The
decision to bank umbilical cord cell had to be taken at a time when I was
taking baby steps to parenthood. And on our part, we did some research, spoke
to friends and our families, of course. We were informed about it," said
Ash, a young mother herself.

Donning a red saree and black blouse, Ash was dressed apt for the occasion. On
being informed it was Parents' Day, the mother of two-and-a-half year old
Aaradhya said, "Every day is Parents' Day. We are meant to have such a
beautiful experience in our lives and let us celebrate that emotion every week
and day in our lives."

Describing the situation that led to her decision to go in for stem cell
banking for her daughter, Aishwarya said, "Knowledge can be very very
useful and once we were aware of the potential of stem cell banking, the
decision was natural and we recognised how stem cells are such a precious gift
that can be given to our children."

"I think that every expecting parent in our country should become aware of
stem cell banking. Stem cells from the umbilical cord is a nature given
resource. That needs to be preserved," she said.